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Rio Rancho Middle School

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Rio Rancho Middle School ranks 41 st of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

41^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 79% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Rio Rancho Middle School is a public middle school serving 1,125 students in grades 6-8 in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, which is part of the Rio Rancho school district. This high-performing school has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in New Mexico over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 41 out of 192 middle schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rio Rancho Middle School stands out for its strong academic performance, outpacing the state averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 54.3%, compared to the state average of 44.19%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 41.09%, significantly higher than the state average of 26.81%. The school also demonstrates consistent high performance across diverse student populations, including Hispanic, Native American, and low-income students.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Tony Hillerman Middle School, L.B. Johnson Middle, and Taft Middle in the Albuquerque district, Rio Rancho Middle School stands out as a top performer, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics. The school's consistent excellence across grade levels and its ability to serve diverse student populations make it a model for other middle schools in the state.

1,024

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,149

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 Loma Colorado Dr NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87144

(505) 891-5335

District: Rio Rancho

Students who attend Rio Rancho Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cleveland High School

Feeder schools for Rio Rancho Middle School:

Elementary:	Cielo Azul Elementary
	Enchanted Hills Elementary
	Rio Rancho Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.7%

White:

22.5%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2014 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (50% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of New Mexico middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg47%

New Mexico avg35%

41^st of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Rio Rancho

30^th of 82Rio Rancho among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	41 of 192	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	15 of 165	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	44 of 239	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	43 of 232	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	29 of 200	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	32 of 186	82.8%	★★★★☆
2017	65.5	40 of 176	77.3%	★★★★☆
2016	67.1	43 of 208	79.3%	★★★★☆
2015	67.2	42 of 207	79.7%	★★★★☆
2014	64.9	57 of 222	74.3%	★★★★☆
2013	77.7	33 of 193	82.9%	★★★★☆
2012	71.7	39 of 178	78.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.6	31 of 173	82.1%	★★★★☆
2010	71.9	41 of 179	77.1%	★★★★☆
2009	80.2	28 of 178	84.3%	★★★★☆
2008	86.1	18 of 172	89.5%	★★★★★
2007	91.8	10 of 171	94.2%	★★★★★
2006	91.8	9 of 156	94.2%	★★★★★
2005	90.3	10 of 157	93.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	70.2	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	10 of 38	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	43.9	32 of 55	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.2	6 of 22	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	48.7	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	12 of 31	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	19 of 37	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	3 of 12	75.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	48.8	18 of 52	65.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	32.2	39 of 97	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	24 of 69	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	76.4	16 of 162	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.7	40 of 213	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	40 of 220	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	17 of 160	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	23 of 156	85.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	19 of 148	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	11 of 154	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	33 of 204	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	21 of 214	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	80.6	20 of 150	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	22 of 149	85.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	30 of 173	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	15 of 144	89.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	26 of 227	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	39 of 223	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	19 of 175	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	29 of 168	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	72.4	16 of 161	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	79.3	44 of 221	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	45 of 213	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	28 of 152	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	33 of 151	78.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.0	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.4	9 of 37	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	8 of 27	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	12 of 53	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	14 of 65	78.5%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	2 of 30	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	3 of 59	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	6 of 58	89.7%	★★★★★
2022	49.6	23 of 67	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.0	4 of 43	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	71.3	2 of 32	93.8%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	36.4	5 of 6	16.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	42 of 78	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	50 of 100	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.7	49 of 58	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	31 of 44	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	45 of 178	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	25 of 142	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	50 of 229	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	52 of 187	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	20 of 121	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	30 of 120	75.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Native American (2025)93rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2024)90th percentile~ school

Male (2024)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2024)79th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2018)65th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)60th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2024)59th percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)47th percentile-32 vs school

Military Connected (2025)33rd percentile-45 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-62 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)17th percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

Science63%+29 vs state

English Language Arts54%+10 vs state

Mathematics41%+14 vs state

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by a student
Monday, June 14, 2010

This school is the best! In 5th grade i went to an Albuquerque Public School and i felt that i didnt learn much but now that i am going to Rio Rancho Mid-High i feel like im learning more and more. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)		NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)						NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Rio Rancho Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Loma Colorado Dr NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 891-5335	1,024	58	17.5	99.8%	230 (22.5%)	20 (2.0%)	632 (61.7%)	9 (0.9%)	52 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (7.8%)	73.7	41^st of 192 public middle schools	78.6%		75.6	15^th of 165 public middle schools	90.9%	26		63.2			56.7	48.6	57.5	54.3			47.1	39.1	38.1	41.1	$8,149
Eagle Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	800 Fruta Rd	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 892-6630	732	52	14.1	100.0%	190 (26.0%)	8 (1.1%)	457 (62.4%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.1%)	67	51^st of 192 public middle schools	73.4%		62.2	30^th of 165 public middle schools	81.8%	21		60.0			59.8	48.7	60.4	56.3			42.5	33.6	22.3	32.2	$8,176
Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	2287 Lema Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 892-1100	805	37	21.5		221 (27.5%)	9 (1.1%)	469 (58.3%)	14 (1.7%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (9.8%)	68.6	48^th of 192 public middle schools	75.0%		70	22^nd of 165 public middle schools	86.7%	26		49.8			56.1	58.7	57.4	57.4			37.2	39.4	30.3	35.7	$7,577
Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	4101 Montreal Loop NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 867-0711	931	42	22.3		218 (23.4%)	26 (2.8%)	563 (60.5%)	15 (1.6%)	57 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.4%)	84.1	25^th of 192 public middle schools	87.0%		88.3	7^th of 165 public middle schools	95.8%	18		61.5			61.8	59.9	67.6	63.1			54.9	49.7	37.1	47.1	$7,185
Bernalillo Elementary	Public	4-6	301 Calle Del Carbon	Bernalillo	87004	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 867-3366	364	25	14.8	100.0%	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	197 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	141 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)								(n/a)	10.8		31.7	18.6	37.7			28.8	9.6	9.3	19.3			12.7	$10,135
Spartan Learning Academy	Public	7-8	485 Camino Don Tomas	Bernalillo	87004	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 867-3309	276	26	10.5	100.0%	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	168 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	27.4	136^th of 192 public middle schools	29.2%		26.2	112^th of 165 public middle schools	32.1%	24		21.8				36.4	46.0	41.0				12.9	13.7	13.3	$11,246
James Monroe Middle	Public	6-8	6100 Paradise Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 897-0101	630	51	12.4	99.4%	100 (15.9%)	16 (2.5%)	436 (69.2%)	15 (2.4%)	31 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	46.7	83^rd of 192 public middle schools	56.8%		47.5	56^th of 165 public middle schools	66.1%	27		28.7			53.7	50.8	44.6	49.4			33.9	30.2	19.6	27.4	$7,555
Taylor Middle	Public	6-8	8200 Guadalupe Tr NW	Los Ranchos De Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-3666	245	27	9.0	99.2%	34 (13.9%)	6 (2.4%)	177 (72.2%)	5 (2.0%)	16 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	23	149^th of 192 public middle schools	22.4%		36	84^th of 165 public middle schools	49.1%	65		25.3			41.5	25.7	30.9	32.4			26.2	18.6	12.4	18.5	$11,303
Tony Hillerman Middle School	Public	6-8	8101 Rainbow Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 792-0698	860	61	13.9	99.4%	183 (21.3%)	20 (2.3%)	544 (63.3%)	15 (1.7%)	41 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.5%)	72.2	44^th of 192 public middle schools	77.1%		70.8	20^th of 165 public middle schools	87.9%	24		42.9			62.3	56.5	56.0	58.1			47.7	43.2	33.8	41.2	$7,205
L.B. Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	6811 Taylor Ranch Dr NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-1492	491	48	10.2	99.2%	62 (12.6%)	10 (2.0%)	371 (75.6%)	13 (2.6%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	49.9	77^th of 192 public middle schools	59.9%		48.9	52^nd of 165 public middle schools	68.5%	25		35.2			45.8	55.6	56.3	52.7			25.7	26.3	20.8	24.4	$10,238

Frequently Asked Questions about Rio Rancho Middle School

What district is Rio Rancho Middle School in?

Rio Rancho

What is the racial makeup of Rio Rancho Middle School?

Students at Rio Rancho Middle School are 62% Hispanic, 22% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 2% African American.

Is Rio Rancho Middle School a good school?

Rio Rancho Middle School ranks 41^st of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Rio Rancho Middle School attend?

Students who attend Rio Rancho Middle School usually go on to attend Cleveland High School

How many students attend Rio Rancho Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,024 students attended Rio Rancho Middle School.

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